Use an Animated GIF Image as a Background

Animated GIF Images as a Screensaver:

Do you ever want to have an animated GIF image as your Desktop background image or as a screensaver?

If so, then here is a nifty trick...:

Use a Windows XP Virtual Machine (VM).

VM applications include VMWare Fusion and Parallels. Learn more here: What Is a Virtual Machine? - VMWare Support.

You Would...

Set the Desktop to be fully cleared of icons and taskbars. Then, you’d maximize the VM window. It wouldn't officially be a screensaver, though it would appear as such.

Four Major Steps on how to Perform this:

I. Hide Desktop Items:

1. Right Click: Desktop
2. Turn Off: Show Desktop Icons

II. Hide the Taskbar:

1. Right-Click: The Taskbar
2. Select: Properties
3. Uncheck: Lock the Taskbar

III. Change the Desktop Background

1. Right-Click: on the Animated GIF image
2. Select: Open With...
3. Select: Windows Picture & Fax Viewer
4. Right-Click: On the Animated GIF Image
5. Select: Set as Desktop Background
6. Close: Windows Picture & Fax Viewer

IV. Maximize: the Windows XP VM Window